diff --git a/kickstart/veilor-os.ks b/kickstart/veilor-os.ks
index 581b4ab..18f8749 100644
--- a/kickstart/veilor-os.ks
+++ b/kickstart/veilor-os.ks
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ user --name=admin --groups=wheel --gecos="veilor admin" --password="" --plaintex
 # Note: init_on_alloc/init_on_free removed from default live cmdline —
 # they zero every memory page at boot which 5x'd KVM live boot time.
 # Re-enable per-install via veilor-firstboot.service for production.
-bootloader --location=mbr --append="lockdown=integrity slab_nomerge randomize_kstack_offset=on vsyscall=none"
+bootloader --location=mbr --append="lockdown=integrity slab_nomerge randomize_kstack_offset=on vsyscall=none plymouth.enable=0"
 
 # ── Live ISO partitioning (flat — for live rootfs build only) ──
 # NOTE: This is the *live* image kickstart. Final installed system uses
diff --git a/overlay/usr/local/bin/veilor-installer b/overlay/usr/local/bin/veilor-installer
index 3417620..743948f 100644
--- a/overlay/usr/local/bin/veilor-installer
+++ b/overlay/usr/local/bin/veilor-installer
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ __SSHKEY_DIRECTIVE__
 
 # Full hardening cmdline (installed system, not live):
 # --location=none: anaconda auto-places bootloader (UEFI grub2-efi or BIOS).
-bootloader --append="lockdown=integrity slab_nomerge init_on_alloc=1 init_on_free=1 randomize_kstack_offset=on vsyscall=none"
+bootloader --append="lockdown=integrity slab_nomerge init_on_alloc=1 init_on_free=1 randomize_kstack_offset=on vsyscall=none plymouth.enable=0"
 
 # Disk: zero, LUKS2 (argon2id), btrfs subvolumes (no LVM intermediary).
 # Native btrfs-on-LUKS matches Fedora KDE Spin defaults; LVM+btrfs combo